City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2018 – A Snapshot and full notes
By Tiffy Allen
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Local Welcome
Local Welcome is a charity that brings local people and refugees together to share their stories and experiences while cooking and eating a meal.
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New Data Protection Law to Limit Privacy and Data Protection Rights of Migrants
Campaigners from Liberty and JCWI have warned that a clause smuggled into the Government’s new data protection law would create a two-tier, racially discriminatory data protection regime and undermine millions of people’s privacy rights. The widespread sharing of personal data collected by frontline agencies with the Home Office is the…
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Hostile Environment: Checks on 70m Bank Accounts in Search for Illegal Immigrants
In a recent article, the Guardian revealed that banks and building societies will be carrying out immigration checks on 70m current accounts from January ‘in the biggest extension of Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants in Britain.’ The accounts of those found to be staying illegally…
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Portsmouth explores how to become a City of Sanctuary
A new City of Sanctuary group in Portsmouth, led by British Red Cross and inspired by Journeys Festival International arrival in the city in 2016 held its initial meeting on Wednesday 20th September to explore ‘how Portsmouth can become a city of sanctuary.
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Sanctuary in Parliament III – In Pictures
Thanks to Ambrose Musiyawa, CivicLeicester and Emma Finlinson for their photographs of the event.
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Oxford City Council Supports City of Sanctuary
On 6th October Oxford City Council passed a motion to support Oxford in its bid to become a ‘City of Sanctuary.'